> further, afaik there's no assignment nor iteration in SQL That was until CTEs were introduced in SQL:1999 > it's not a programming language at all. It's a..

> further, afaik there's no assignment nor iteration in SQL That was until CTEs were introduced in SQL:1999 > it's not a programming language at all. It's a.. query language. The two are not mutually exclusive. SQL is used to tell a computer what to do, and it is very powerful at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPGW1PNy_Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPGW1PNy_Y